“…confident, tuneful straight-ahead jazz…” – Paul Wells, MACLEANS Magazine
Born in Toronto, Bassist Roberto Occhipinti is a well established presence in the Canadian and
International Jazz scene. A five time Juno award musician, he is equally at home playing classical
music as well as jazz and world music.
In addition to leading his own groups with 6 recordings under his name, he has
performed, toured and recorded with Jane Bunnett, Hilario Duran, Jamey Haddad, Jovino
Santos Neto, Don Byron, Jeff Coffin, Uri Caine ,Bob Mintzer, Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani,
Benny Golson and Dafnis Prieto. As a classical musician, Roberto Occhipinti has performed with virtually every classical music ensemble in Toronto and has been a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the
Hamilton Philharmonic, and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. They will be featuring a number of selections from Roberto’s most recent album “The Next Step”
Personnel:
Roberto Occhipinti-bass
Adrean Farrugia-piano
Mark Kelso-drums
Luis Deniz-saxophone
Check out:
“El Negro”
Roberto Occhipinti Quartet Nov.6/2016 at the Jazz Room performing Tuareg
